Bruton hit two three-pointers in the fourth quarter of the championship-deciding game against the Cairns Taipans to seal the championship. On 16 March , Bruton re-signed with Breakers for another two seasons. On 12 April , the Breakers recorded their third NBL championship, sweeping the Perth Wildcats in the grand final series, thus winning his sixth title. He averaged He was the starting point guard for the Warriors in both his freshman and sophomore seasons.
Bruton ended his career as the single—season and career steals leader at Indian Hills. He also led the team with 5. He and his wife, Jessica, have three sons: Rio, Roc and Diggy.
Bruton's draft rights were later traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in a draft night trade. In October , he spent training camp with the Portland Trail Blazers. This try-out almost forced him to miss the World Championships.
He did eventually compete in the championships as the Boomers made the round of sixteen. The team went on to reach the League's semifinals. He re-signed with Quebradillas midway in the season, joining another fellow Boomer, Mark Worthington.
During the playoffs, Bruton was released from the team and replaced with Darius Washington. However, and in a strange move, Bruton was hired two days later as head coach of the team, after coach Manolo Cintron was fired mid-series. He remained a part of team in , helping Australia qualify for the Athens Olympic Games in He played a vital role in the Olympic team, backing up starting point guard Shane Heal and learning how to guide the national team to victory. In , with Heal having retired from international basketball, Bruton was thrust into the starting point guard role.
It was a position he thrived in, learning the art of becoming a team leader at the international level and becoming a well-known face of the team. The Boomers played 15 matches in , winning 13 of them. Bruton played in all but the last match, succumbing to an ankle injury sustained in the second game against New Zealand. The 36ers' search for a new coach is over after the franchise secured former Boomer and NBL legend Bruton on a three-year deal. Bruton won a record-equalling six NBL championships that cemented his place as one of the best to ever hit the court in Australia.
Following head coaching and assistant stints in Puerto Rico and Brisbane via the Spartans and the Bullets, Bruton feels like he is ready to take charge of an NBL roster.
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